Good day, I intend to carry out a construction project myself as a property developer. For this purpose, a plot of land with an old building (settlement house) is to be purchased. The house is to be demolished and the plot of land is to be develope...
Hello, To reduce the risk of individual capital investment, 2 friends and I would like to invest together. The price of the respective investment product would therefore be divided equally among 3 people. What are the options to implement this legall...
Hello dear experts, I have been to my tax advisor and would like to obtain a second opinion regarding the classification of my UG (German limited liability company). The situation is as follows: I have founded a holding UG with the business purpose...
Hello, Can I circumvent the 15% limit by spreading the costs of a renovation project over several years in a building that is partially rented out and partially used for residential purposes (heating system replacement, no higher standard)? I bough...
Hello I am self-employed and planning to have two apartments, one in Germany (currently) and one in Austria (Vienna additionally). Economically, my main center of life is expected to be in Austria in 2017 (70-80% of income). However, my personal ce...
I am self-employed and work in the offshore industry, spending more than 180 days a year outside of Germany. I have a wife and a house in Germany. When I have some free time, I go on vacation to Malta with my wife until I have to work again or there ...
I am a craftsman based in Germany. We are currently renovating apartments in Austria for a client. We source the materials locally in Austria and install them there. The project will take approximately 6-8 weeks, during which time we will be on site....
Hello, Last year we bought a vacation apartment in a multi-family house, which was also occupied until the sale. We carried out cosmetic repairs, which in total (including travel costs) exceed 15% of the purchase price. Nothing was expanded or change...
Dear Sir or Madam, Below are my questions regarding the income tax return as an employee with limited tax liability in the year of moving out of Germany. My Situation: Since March 2013, I (German citizen) have been employed by a company in Thuring...
Dear Sir or Madam, I would like to start my own business offering cosmetic services, in my own home. Initially, it will be part-time as I am currently covered by my husband's family insurance and expect to generate a monthly revenue of €1000 at the ...
I intend to establish an escort agency in the western Ruhr area. From a tax perspective, which legal form is most advantageous if I do not primarily need to distribute profits continuously, but rather want to keep them for further projects in the co...
Dear Sir or Madam, I work as a self-employed project manager. I have an external home office with an adjoining room of approximately 40 square meters. My wife provides cleaning services for me there, among other tasks. How can I include this service...
I am a freelance software developer and offer project-specific customizations ("consulting") for my custom software also abroad. The software is self-programmed, the customers are always entrepreneurs. Now I need details regarding the USA. I have bee...
I, an Austrian citizen, have my residence and place of business in Austria. For a project (IT services and programming), I will be working in Switzerland for the client (Swiss company) for several months (more than 3). The work is a highly qualified ...
I am planning to buy a house with 3 apartments at the beginning of 2015, and rent out all 3 apartments. Questions: 1) Would it be possible to purchase tools and materials for maintenance measures planned for 2015 still this year, in order to reduce ...
G lives in Germany and is the sole shareholder of "IT Solutions GmbH" in Germany and the sole shareholder of the Cypriot "Marketing Ltd.". The Marketing Ltd. has a referral agreement with a business consulting GmbH from Germany. For each mandate reco...
Hello, I am a computer science student involved in game development. Through some contacts in Asia and America, I have come across a small project that has offered me a job. The project involves marketing a new game, including in Germany through var...
Hello, I moved from Germany to Switzerland for work on March 1, 2014 and at that time I changed my residence to Switzerland. I spent January and February 2014 in Germany and received unemployment benefits (ALG 1) during that time, with no taxable in...
Hello, I have programmed my own credit-based (prepaid) customer web interface (online customer system) where you can automatically rent voice chat servers (and soon other servers/services) . You can load your credit beforehand via the following paym...
Since this year, smoke detectors have been mandatory in Baden-Württemberg, and now I would like to start my own business as a part-time specialist for smoke detectors. This would involve selling, installing, and maintaining smoke detectors. I could d...
I unexpectedly became liable for VAT as of January 1, 2012. In 2012, I entered into contracts with actors for a project and subsequently transferred the fees after the service was provided without invoices. Now I have learned that I absolutely need i...
Dear Dr. Bolik, You have already answered a question from an escort lady, so I am reaching out to you: I started working as an escort in May/June, and in July I registered my business as a 'model, promotion, and trade fair hostess' (would it be bet...
Hello, I have been a self-employed graphic designer & media designer in Germany for 13 years, subject to turnover tax, without employees, not required to keep accounting or prepare financial statements. For several months now, in addition to my nor...
Good day, in a medical practice rented out by me as a pharmacist - bought 4 years ago for 180,000 € - extensive renovation and remodeling measures are to be carried out, as a second doctor is now joining the practice. Question: How could the high est...
Dear expert, At the moment, I am planning to start a web agency with two colleagues. We would like to work on a freelance basis, possibly as a partnership. Unfortunately, there are a lot of conflicting statements on the internet regarding recognitio...
